Archive for the 'Death' Category

And A Deer Dies

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

It just so happens that Rebecca and I often run into animals in distress. They’ve ranged from hawks to humans to groundhogs to domestic dogs, and in most cases we’ve been able to help the creature so that it can be released back into the wild, get proper medical attention, or find its way home.
But […]

What is Death?

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Death is not usually people’s favorite topic. There are plenty of wonderful things to talk about, like ice cream. Or chocolate.
But death lurks in our minds, always giving us a vaguely uneasy feeling. Then someone we love dies, or we’re confronted with our own death, and suddenly death is overwhelming – it […]